For HYPE founder and recent finalist for the Women in Tech’s Woman of the Year in STEAM Education award Kristina Newton, it’s personal. “Despite all my potential and capabilities I had in the tech workforce, I felt…
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Georgia Power Launches New App To Help Parents Teach Kids STEM Subjects
by Chanel Leeby Chanel LeeAs COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the school year, Georgia Power’s new Learning Power app offers beleaguered parents interactive lessons in STEM subjects that their “students” can apply in…
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Fixing 3D Printer Bugs Is Expensive, So eLab Repairs Helps You Fix Them On Your Own
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaIn 2017, Volkswagen and the state of Tennessee launched a $1 million grant program to fund public schools in Chattanooga’ creating ‘digital fabrication labs.’ These STEM-focused e-labs include 3D printers,…
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Make Music Count Releases App to Teach Kids Fractions and Formulas By Playing Piano
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaIn a recent study, University of Chicago researchers found that ‘math anxiety’ is a global phenomenon and directly affects performance of students. With the rise of STEM-related careers, this math…
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Randi Zuckerberg’s Tech-Fueled Restaurant Pop-Up Is Coming to Atlanta
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinTech and media entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg is bringing her kid-focused tech-enabled restaurant pop-up to Atlanta. Launched last year with a beta concept in Chattanooga, TN, Sue’s Tech Kitchen will be…
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This Subscription Box Startup Is Partnering With NASA to Help Kids of Color See Themselves In STEAM Careers
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinLast week, each student in a first-grade classroom at Tuskegee Airman Global (TAG) Academy, a school on Atlanta’s Westside, received aerospace-themed boxes filled with books, activities, and interactive toys. The…
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Why Randi Zuckerberg Thinks Techpreneurs Are “Missing Out” On the South
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinRandi Zuckerberg, the technology executive and entrepreneur behind Zuckerberg Media, doesn’t do things in the traditional way. A strong advocate for STEM education, particularly for females, Zuckerberg has firsthand experienced…
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Every day, tech is loudly hailed as an equalizer — sometimes, the equalizer. But while there may be shimmering, field-leveling opportunity out there, it tends to be scarcest in places…